Nobody forced our military members to join their selected branches of service. They knew what they were getting into when they signed on the dotted line. Yes, I agree that it’s better to save our boys lives, but they also have a duty to fulfill when asked to do it.

Garry

What do you think the military exists for? It sure as hell isn’t for college tuition, or computer programming. Ther job is to kill or be killed. You can’t have it both ways- To not support them? Yet save their lives? So you want them home, so your conscience can be clear. I have news for you, we didn’t get to be free by sitting around and asking people,”Could you please stop attacking us and other countries?”

Vincent Carroll is The Denver Post's editorial page editor. He has been writing commentary on politics and public policy in Colorado since 1982 and was originally with the Rocky Mountain News, where he was also editor of the editorial pages until that newspaper gave up the ghost in 2009.

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